Why — oh god, why — you ask, would Calgary be interested in taking on a fading talent like Aucoin, who has scored a paltry six goals and 22 points while going minus-35 in 92 games over two seasons in Chicago, all the while commanding a spit-take-worthy $4-million a season? TSN has your answer:

The Flames were in the market for a defenceman and zeroed in on Aucoin, who has a history with new Calgary coach Mike Keenan. In 1998-99, Aucoin scored 18 of his 23 goals on the powerplay for Keenan's Vancouver Canucks.

Ahh. Good stuff. I'll just leave it at that, as I'm sure certain Calgary fans will be more than happy to drop by today and explain in the comments why this trade is acgtually the smarrtest thing THE FALMES hve evar dun becasue KENNUN is a genious. I assume it has something to do with the Oilers sucking shit.

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Randy in the Med Hizzo
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How many defencemen is that now?Remember when the Flames used, like, two dozen defencemen in the 04 playoffs. Is anyone keeping track of how many rearguards D Sutter has shipped in and out of Calgary? Geez.Mind you, Brian Sutter used seven goalies in one season as Flames coach.

so maybe aucoin's best days are over but this is nothing but a net plus for the flames in my opinion. id much rather have our d than the smid-greene-grebeshkov-roy-syvret-young lineup of the rexall COILERS next year lol